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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
carbonize .
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Examples
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Photo reminds me of “Evil” from the movie Time Bandits, in the split second before the Supreme Being carbonizes him……….
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A piece of cork placed near the end of the platinum tube, where the gas is evolved, immediately carbonizes and inflames.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 Various
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If there is too much oxygen, the metal will be burned or oxidized; the presence of too much acetylene carbonizes the metal; that is to say, it adds carbon and makes the work harder.
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Heated over the flame, with free access of air, saccharin carbonizes and burns with a dull yellow smoky flame, leaving a residue amounting to 0.65 per cent. of sodium salts.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 Various
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Very thin gauze dipped in a solution of silicate of potash diluted with water, and dried, burns without flame, blackens, and carbonizes as if it were heated in a retort without contact of air.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 Various
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The great point to be borne in mind in frying, is that the liquid must be hot enough to act instantaneously, as all the merit of this culinary operation lies in the invasion of the boiling liquid, which carbonizes or burns, at the very instant of the immersion of the body placed in it.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The great point to be borne in mind in frying, is that the liquid must be hot enough to act instantaneously, as all the merit of this culinary operation lies in the invasion of the boiling liquid, which carbonizes or burns, at the very instant of the immersion of the body placed in it.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Burning carbonizes and preserves organic materials that would decay under normal circumstances.
azcentral.com | news Jaime Richardson 2009
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Burning carbonizes and preserves organic materials that would decay under normal circumstances.
azcentral.com | news 2009
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Alterna's process carbonizes the wood - or any other form of biomass - in about 1.5 hours and pelletizes it with virtually no external energy inputs.
Clean Break 2009
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